and urban development states that “One thing that we've stressed is that we're not targeting residents as a way to get them to quit smoking. We just want to make our properties smoke-free so they're safer for everyone." They did not put this smoking ban just too make people angry but they made this because they want to prevent second hand smoke. Also another example that they do this for the sake of health is "Everyone — no matter where they live — deserves a chance to grow up in a healthy,…
said they would quit smoking if menthol cigarettes were not available, and only 13% of menthol smokers said they would switch to a non-menthol cigarette. “These public reactions to a potential FDA ban on menthol cigarettes provide a strong counterargument to the tobacco industry perspective that a ban infringes on freedom of choice, patronizes adults, and will lead to a large black market”…
nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing. [3] Okay, so the main argue of this debate is if we should ban tobacco, which is a plant which is not healthy, and you smoke. I will be arguing we should have tobacco, when my opponent will argue we should ban tobacco. Argument 1: Liberty We have the liberty to do what we want unless it harms others. This is what the harm principle states. It states…
Smoking bans in the United States have been around since the 1970’s. Since then different states have made their own laws about where you are allowed to smoke in public areas. Other states have made minimal efforts to decrease the smoking in public. Smoke bans are not made to target those who smoke, rather protect those who do not. Smoking in public produces second hand smoke that is harmful to those around them, to help reduce exposure to second hand smoke for people, the government should ban…
Ban the Idiots, not the Guns “Guns don’t kill people” -NRA(National Rifle Association unofficial slogan). There is a problem in America, and it is gun violence. Gun violence affects people every day across the country. Gun can help people, but also kill people. But, there is not a simple answer to this problem. Gun Control has been is a controversial topic in the United States in the past few years. Both political parties have their own option on gun control. Republicans believe that…
estimated 178,000 women in the United States annually. The three leading smoking-related causes of death in women are lung cancer (44,000), heart disease (41,000), and chronic lung disease (37,500). ( Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1997) Restaurant bans smoking to encourage smokers to abstain from it. Besides this, in public area, second hand smoking harms nonsmokers’ health. Consumers in restaurant have equal rights to enjoy the healthy service. What is more, the restaurant owners need…
In 2006, Scotland placed a nationwide ban on public smoking. Researchers studied the amount of cotinine levels in non-smoking adults before the ban, and a year after the ban was put in place. Cotinine is a compound found in body fluids that is sensitive to the absorption of tobacco smoke (Haw & Gruer, 2007). “This study provides evidence of a large reduction…
otherwise. Swan agrees he says, “residents do not have the capacity to move,” she said. “This is protecting our nation’s most vulnerable people” (qtd. in Mills). It never hurts for tenants to inform landlords it is their right to enforce a no smoking ban. 3. What is the impact of the policy on this institution? The Smoke-free Affordable Housing trend toward not smoking in affordable housing is accelerating. In June of 2009, Housing and…
nothing but annoy the citizens of New York. Taking away large drinks from restaurants will majorly hurt restaurants and businesses that are known for their large, hard to hold drinks. Mc. Donalds, PepsiCo, and Coca-cola all see it as a discriminatory ban. That it will lower their businesses and build up others. What will happen if 7-Eleven had to take off their popularly known big gulps. This law will not only bankrupt businesses but force people to have to spend more money on more handfuls…
the world be like without balloons? If lawmakers are successful of banning balloons this is what the world would be like? These banning balloons have now become a conservation topic.This conservation was discussed in a video,” California Aims to Ban Metallic Balloons to Reduce Power Outages, an article ”Parties can be Fun Without Balloons,” by Natalie Romero and another article called “Balloons Bring Joy To Millions,” by Theo Lewis. While the authors presented their arguments in the same…